R.D. Offutt Farms

Another week, another photo roundup!

Video and Pic 1: Fields and stand counts look great in Brooten! -Elizabeth

Pic 2: Jordan driving the tractor at Wadena County Fair. -Heather

Pics 3-5: O’Neill, Neb fields are flowering! -Charlie

It’s here, it’s here! The WadenaCountyFair kicked off today and the line for Fries for 4-H is literally around the corner! Come visit us for a tasty snack, all to benefit Wadena County 4-H kids and programs! 🍟🎡🎢
📸: Heather, Diane

We're hiring in Park Rapids! 🌱🚜

Come join the team and support our farm operations - either in the field or in the shop. Both of these positions offer a comprehensive benefits package as well as training and career growth opportunities (plus, you get to help grow some of the best spuds out there.).

Apply at our careers page:https://ultipro.pulse.ly/4oakrhjvfw

Friday photo round-up:
🌱 Checking plants in Wadena
☀️ Looking good in Hastings!
💨 Tree - 1, Irrigator - 0, Sam, Perham
🥔 Gorgeous plants in Menomonie, Tom (x2)
🌱 Bobby checking plants in Hastings
☀️ Picture perfect day

Storm Update: After winds took down one of our irrigators, a hail storm came through later in the day. It did cause some minor damage to our plants, but we expect them to fully recover given the growth stage they’re in right now.

Weather sure can make farming unpredictable 😅 But on the bright side, the sun is now shining and the fields are already starting to dry out!🌨️☀️

Last night's storms were a strong reminder that Mother Nature is in charge.

While we did see some damage - including a few downed irrigators - our crops appear to be holding up well, which we're grateful for this morning.

Farming always comes with the unexpected, and we take it as it comes. Thinking of our neighbors and others across the area — hoping everyone is safe and doing well as we continue to watch the forecast closely today.

📸: Jonathan, Wadena
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The taters are coming along!🥔🌱

The plants in this field in Hastings are just starting to enter the tuber development phase. This means those tiny dime sized tubers are going to start getting bigger and -over the next few months- grow into full sized potatoes.
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Around here, nothing goes to waste. We use every part of our fields for something- even the corners where we don’t plant potatoes. On some farms we plant trees, others pollinator plots, and in Hastings, we are planting cover crops to prevent weeds, minimize wind erosion, and recycle nutrients.

📸: Bobby, Hastings
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